Bibliograph

Hidden history of the lower Hudson Valley, stories from the Albany Post Road

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Hidden history of the lower Hudson Valley, stories from the Albany Post Road

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Hidden history of the lower Hudson Valley

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Sub title

stories from the Albany Post Road

Summary

Today's travelers between New York City and Albany are more familiar with the Thruway than with the old Albany Post Road. But for centuries, this was the main highway between the Big Apple and the capital, and many exciting events occurred along its path in the Lower Hudson Valley. The Dutch Philipse family of Sleepy Hollow engaged in piracy, and tales of such misdeeds from the region inspired Washington Irving to write some of his most beloved stories. Later, prisoners used the road as an escape route from the original Sing Sing prison. During Prohibition, a "beer hose" ran through Yonkers, allegedly placed along the route by beer baron Dutch Schultz. With illustrations by Tatiana Rhinevault, local historian Carney Rhinevault uncovers the stories hidden behind the old mile markers of the Albany Post Road

Target audience

adult

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